NET, PHP, Crystal Reports, and more. In order to support the end-user database application, the user must maintain files like Adobe, Acrobat (pdf), PostScript, and FrameMaker to rapidly setup, test, modify, run, save and print database. Microsoft Excel files are also needed to enable information distribution in spreadsheet form and mark-up files (e.g., HTML, XML, etc.). There is no need to learn a programming language or meta-language and the setup can be accomplished by using a graphical user interface (GUI).

The most popular way to design a database is through Relational DBMS, which provides a collection of operations to manipulate relations, where data is presented as a collection of relations. A table depicts each relation, attributes as Columns, and Rows ("tuples") represent entities. Among the main features and functions of the software include: Supports various configurations (single-user, networked multi-user, and client-server); Ease of installation and distribution; Transaction processing; High speed data access; User defined stored procedures; Crystal Reports; Windows Operating System compatible...

It is widely implemented by different companies for various reasons as follows: it minimizes the management traffic overhead and the system response time; for budget and analysis, as it saves thousands of dollars in outside composition costs; data can be updated with minimal setup and without any additional programming; and documents can easily be converted to PDF for distribution. However, those who are not capable to surmount the cost involved will lost the opportunities offered by using the system.
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